Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	280% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 15:25
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 294 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 972 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,219 76% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 164 Parallax 182 139% 172 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 174 Splatting 120 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1084 1558 1579 1555 1538 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 1,438 Mixed 661 SusWrite 1,392 332% 1,498 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 66.8 228% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 223 264% 434 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 306%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 907GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 156 157 157 158 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 150 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 155 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 98%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,865x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,392x
Core i5-8400Intel $128Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	774x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,303x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,041x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	664x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	846x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	164x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	553x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	551x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	495x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16